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Matthew LoftusFamilyEthics

the temptations of social media - Doctors Without Boredom

All of us wrestle with how to use social media and Andrew Peterson has a thought-provoking post up about how and why he’s been using it less and less — but also why that’s not an easy decision: Okay, so […]

Matthew LoftusFamilyEthics

the temptations of social media - Doctors Without Boredom

All of us wrestle with how to use social media and Andrew Peterson has a thought-provoking post up about how and why he’s been using it less and less — but also why that’s not an easy decision: Okay, so […]

Matthew Loftus

"You have mismanaged the light." - Doctors Without Boredom

This analysis of how South Sudanese refugees living in Northern Uganda understand the spiritual dimensions of their displacement is sharp: But the role of the church is not just social. Often, biblical explanations for suffering are presented as a means […]

Matthew Loftus

"You have mismanaged the light." - Doctors Without Boredom

This analysis of how South Sudanese refugees living in Northern Uganda understand the spiritual dimensions of their displacement is sharp: But the role of the church is not just social. Often, biblical explanations for suffering are presented as a means […]

Matthew LoftusEthics

"I was hurting and she was trying to make sure I was OK" - Doctors Without Boredom

Sorry there were no blog posts last week. I traveled from one side of the country to the other (literally!) and was swamped with work and other very important things. The regular posting schedule resumes this week.  This story about […]

Matthew LoftusEthics

"I was hurting and she was trying to make sure I was OK" - Doctors Without Boredom

Sorry there were no blog posts last week. I traveled from one side of the country to the other (literally!) and was swamped with work and other very important things. The regular posting schedule resumes this week.  This story about […]

Brad EastFeatured

God and All Things in God: The Theology of John Webster

One of the defining qualities of the late theologian John Webster's work is a patient revelry in the delight of knowing God.

Matthew EmersonFeatured

On Dogmatic Virtue - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

The manner in which we conduct ourselves as theologians is as much a part of the theologian's vocation as is the formal study of dogmatics.

Derek RishmawyFeatured

The Problem with Consequentialism - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

The idea that we would know a tree by its fruit is scriptural, obviously, but are there ways of abusing that idea or using it in unhelpful ways?

Matthew Lee AndersonMere Fidelity

Mere Fidelity: The Weirdness of Matthew 27:51-54

Mere Fidelity: The Weirdness of Matthew 27:51-54

Matthew Lee Anderson

Assorted Thoughts after Revoice - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

The controversy surrounding Revoice meant that the surrounding questions occupied more mental space this summer than I had intended. But before I move on to prepare for my fall teaching and other responsibilities, I thought I’d add one or two […]

Matthew LoftusEthicsHealth & Medicine

CTE , football, and black men - Doctors Without Boredom

Bradford William Davis has an excellent interview with Dr. Bennet Omalu, the Nigerian-born neuropathologist who is sounding the alarm on chronic traumatic encephalopathy: If you ask Omalu today, he’ll tell you that you should never, ever play football again. In […]